The harrowing true story of the young boy who captured the heart of the nation when he testified in court, to find justice against those responsible for his brother’s death.Terry O’Neill was just ten years old when he stood up in court to testify against his brutal foster parents, accused of the manslaughter of his twelve-year-old brother, Dennis.Terry and his brother had been taken into care and moved through many foster homes until they came to live on the Shropshire farm...

A violent home invasion in Beverly Hills leaves a man dead and draws the FBI into Emily and Ben Miller's past. Agent McBride, upon seeing their camp tattoos, enlists their help in identifying a notorious Nazi camp commander. As Emily recounts the terror of Auschwitz and the daring escape that saved her life, buried secrets resurface, igniting a deadly chain of events.On an icy highway to Switzerland, Emily's family flees the Nazis, believing they've escaped—until a brutal betrayal ...

The “Mozart of mathematics” invites readers on a brief tour of six core ideas—numbers, algebra, geometry, probability, analysis, and dynamics—that capture the beauty and power of mathematical thinking for everyone.In Six Math Essentials, the renowned mathematician and Fields Medalist Terence Tao introduces readers to six central concepts that have guided mathematicians from antiquity to the frontiers of what we know today and now help us make sense of our ...

The “Mozart of mathematics” invites readers on a brief tour of six core ideas—numbers, algebra, geometry, probability, analysis, and dynamics—that capture the beauty and power of mathematical thinking for everyone.In Six Math Essentials, the renowned mathematician and Fields Medalist Terence Tao introduces readers to six central concepts that have guided mathematicians from antiquity to the frontiers of what we know today and now help us make sense of our ...

Letters in the mail from his long-dead brother send Leo Nolan on a time-bending journey in this "deceptive novel . . . filled with extraordinary events" ( The New York Times).Things have to be settled, or they never go away.Only weeks before she dies in March, 1984, Leo Nolan's mother shows her son a rose she says was just given to her by her brother, Jack, who disappeared 50 years earlier. After her death, letters from Jack begin to arrive ...

Death.As mortals we long for those who have been separated from us by the veil of death. We venerate ancestors, known and unknown; we grieve for love ones lost; we ready ourselves for death, or fear it deeply as the ultimate unknown.In Hellenic tradition, the god who rules beyond the veil is called many things. Most often, He is referred to as Hades, a name also given to His realm. He is a somber god, for the most part, one too aware of the responsibilities He bears. But He...

These poems offer a thoughtful journey through life's many experiences, from the beauty of nature and travel, to the value of friendship, family, and community.Written in an accessible and engaging style, they capture both everyday moments and deeper reflections on the world around us. The collection balances warmth, humour, nostalgia, and compassion, while also exploring themes of ageing, loss, and remembrance.Together, the poems provide a heartfelt c...

Delve into the fascinating world of dirt in this history of culture, cleanliness, and our evolving perceptions of what is and isn't gross.In this engaging and often humorous study of life's imperfections, public health and hygiene authority Terence McLaughlin dissects our attitudes toward the filth that has accompanied society throughout human history. According to him, "dirt" is a matter of opinion.Cultural attitudes about everything from factory smoke to ...

A stag weekend in Amsterdam turns into the end of the world.Ethan's stag do was supposed to be forty-eight hours of canal bars, terrible decisions, and a wig he'll never live down. His four best mates have planned every embarrassing detail — right up until the plane lands and the trip stops being funny.When a night out leads the group past the gates of the Amsterdam Clinical Research Hospital, they stumble into something that was never meant to leave the bu...

A nineteenth-century Irish convict is jolted forward in time while a man from the future takes his place, in this novel by a World Fantasy Award finalist.Fletcher Christian IV, a descendant of the original Bounty mutineer living in the year 2072, is lost in time. His participation in mystic time-travel rituals has wreaked havoc on the space-time continuum, sending a nineteenth-century prisoner forward to Pitcairn Island in 1972 while depositing Christian in his plac...

Yale Required Reading - Collected Works (Vol. 2) gathers a commanding sequence of classical and late-antique texts that chart Roman literature's evolution from stage comedy and republican polemic to epic, satire, elegy, biography, historiography, and philosophical confession. Its stylistic range is striking: comic intrigue, forensic brilliance, lyric compression, encyclopedic narrative, stoic tragedy, caustic epigram, and searching spiritual autobiography stand beside landmarks such as the...

At the age of thirteen, Declan Bailey leaves Pine Mountain, Tennessee, to chase adventure across the untamed West.From working the rugged railroads and perilous cattle drives, he forges a life for himself in an unforgiving world. But life in the Wild West often demands more than hard work. Declan becomes a hired gun - and a man haunted by his choices and hardened by loss.From the early 19th century through to 1872, Declan's adventure takes him through towering mountains and...